11 Jun 2025

Mapping the Future: How wetland mitigation banking balances conservation and progress

Deep in the heart of the Brosnan Forest located in Dorchester County, towering longleaf pines stretch across the vast 14,400-acre ecological preserve. The air thickens with the scent of pine needles as damp soil softens underfoot. A cacophony of squawks, chirps and calls echo through the air. In constant battle with the glaring and looming sun above, a team of regulatory specialists from the Charleston District push through and navigate the habitat terrain by foot on a crucial mission.

18 Jul 2023

Lt. Col. Robert Nahabedian assumes command at Charleston District July 18

In western Connecticut in the 1990s, a young middle-schooler, Robert Nahabedian, saw the United States Military Academy (at West Point) campus from the river courts along the banks of the Hudson River for the first time during a school trip. In his mind, at this moment, a seed was planted.